KABUL (Pajhwok): Thousands of cricket fans on Thursday thronged streets in various parts of the country to celebrate Afghanistan’s first victory in the World Cup in New Zealand against Scotland after a nail-biting finish. Samiullah Shenwari batted...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Thousands of cricket fans on Thursday thronged streets in various parts of the country to celebrate Afghanistan’s first victory in the World Cup in New Zealand against Scotland after a nail-biting finish.

KABUL (Pajhwok): As Afghanistan secured their first victory in the ongoing ICC World Cup against Scotland on Thursday, President Ghani, CEO Abdullah and other high officials congratulated the team and the nation. Afghanistan beat Scotland by one...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Snatching victory from the jaw of defeat, the Afghanistan cricket team secured its maiden World Cup victory defeating Scotland by one wicket in the Pool-A clash in Dunedin on Thursday. Jubilant Afghans at home celebrated their team’...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Angelo Mathews, Sri Lanka skipper, said his team would not take Afghanistan lightly ahead of their 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup clash in Dunedin to be held on Sunday. Both Afghanistan and Sri Lanka lost their opening games to...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan lost on Wednesday their first ever World Cup match against Bangladesh by 105-run with more than seven overs to spare in their Pool A opener in Canberra. Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and chose to bat...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Australian Ambassador to Afghanistan Matt Anderson said his country was proud to welcome Afghanistan as they stand together with the best cricket teams from around the world in the quest for international cricket glory. Anderson in...

CANBERRA (Pajhwok): Mohammad Nabi, the captain of Afghanistan’s cricket team expressed optimism that Bangladesh would be under pressure in their World Cup face-off to be held tomorrow (Wednesday). In a press conference, Nabi said that "I believe...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Three top taekwondo athletes, including Rohullah Nikpai, the two-time Olympic bronze medalist, on Monday joined a sit-in staged against corruption in the Taekwando Federation in Kabul, as two female athletes resigned in a show of solidarity with the protesting colleagues.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Former cricket board chairman Shahzada Massoud on Monday said it was a huge pride for Afghanistan that they had qualified for the just started World Cup. The national side is making its debut in the mega event jointly hosted by...

KABUL (Pajhwok): In a fresh development, the Afghanistan national cricket team crushed its rival the United Arab Emirates (UAE) team in an ICC World Cup Warm-up match, the spokesman of Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said on Friday.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Fans say they hope the national cricket team would make an impact in their maiden appearance in the ICC Word Cup which is scheduled to commence from Feb. 14 in Australia and New Zealand. Afghanistan will open their World Cup...